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Cathy Dobson/The Independent It takes ingenuity to assume ownership of a business in the midst of a pandemic.Just ask Amy and Cody Ewing who didn’t want to break their commitment to purchase Johnny G’s Pizza March 23 even though COVID-19 had shut down the popular pizzeria.“We made the decision to buy it in early March when we didn’t know how

The economic affects of the shutdown to slow the spread of COVID-19 are having permanent affects on Petrolia’s downtown. The owner of Circle Studios is shutting the physical storefront because of COVID-19. Brigitte Taylor made the announcement in a newsletter to her members Friday. “With business closed, no relief and still no unforeseeable lift in the next coming months, for

It appears Petrolia’s historic golf course will be in new hands this summer. Joe Gorzeman – of Crabby Joes and the soon-to-be built Kingswell Hotel – posted a video on the Heritage Heights Facebook page of a golf cart tour over the greens last night. “This is about as official as it gets right now,” the social media post says

High Park Farms has abandoned its plans to double the size of its Enniskillen operationThe news came as Enniskillen Council put the company’s request to start producing cannabis infused candy and chocolate on the site on hold.In May, High Park applied to increase the amount of greenhouses which cover the nearly 100 acres at the Lasalle Line operation to 50

The first work on the much-anticipated boutique hotel in downtown Petrolia could begin this month.That after Petrolia Council gave approval to a site plan for the Robert St. parking area of the Kingswell Hotel.In Aug. 2018, Jenna Greydanus Gorzeman and Joe Gorzeman announced a 25-room, four-storey boutique hotel was in the early planning stages. The couple, backed by the Enniskillen

Brooke-Alvinston Mayor David Ferguson wants to make it clear the municipality doesn’t want a local company to store biosolids on LaSalle Line.Roger and David Buurma are trying to rezone a property to rural commercial. His plan, according to Ferguson, is to build a storage shed for equipment. The family already has two implement sheds next door to the property it

Officials at High Park Farms in Enniskillen say it will likely be September or October before the federal government is ready to begin selling marijuana for recreation. But Zak Hutson says the cannabis operation which is geared to the medicinal market, will have lots to do until then. The company officially opened the 13-acre greenhouse on Lasalle Line, showing dignitaries

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Ticket sales for Victoria Playhouse Petrolia 2017 season were down compared to 2016. A report to council by Richard Poore, director of cultural services, shows this summer $1,062,187 worth of tickets were sold. That compared to $1,095,592 the year before. Expenses were also up about $42,000. Happy Together 1967 was the best selling performance of the year. Just under 6,400

Dawn-Euphemia residents should be getting their new “wheelie bins” in October. Council approved a plan to use ‘wheelie bins’ in both the former Dawn and Euphemia townships despite concerns from some residents. Dawn residents take their trash to the dump and recycling to a depot. While Euphemia residents had pickup at the road. Bluewater Recycling Association is phasing out the

Kevin Marriott says Lambton farmers are angry as they learn some of the changes plans to the tax system. Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced the proposal last October, but farm organizations are just now beginning to understand how it could affect the family farm. The finance minister’s plan aims to reduce incoming splitting in incorporated companies in an effort

When Jennifer Burbidge moved into her lakefront home after extensively renovating it, she expected to be there for a very long time. But, the erosion on her property is so severe, it may not happen. In 2014, Burbidge worked with engineers to secure the cottage on her mother’s property near Hillcrest Heights subdivision. Contractors secured the foundation with 12 piles.